Sharpener MaintenanceUpdated a year ago
Periodically it is recommended to clean the steel dust that collects in your Sharpeners base. We recommend using the SDR Wand, or a vacuum for cleaning this steel dust. We do NOT recommend using compressed air for cleaning. Compressed air can blow steel dust into unwanted areas and lead to complications.
We do NOT recommend using any lubricants or waxes. Wax/lube would clog up the grinding ring, so it would hurt more than it would help. It's not a required step with Sparx, because every cycle we run performs a "finish" pass. On a manual sharpener the operator might perform a few aggressive passes before making their final finishing pass. Our sharpener is always doing a finishing pass.